A broad and unified coalition will be essential to defeat Donald Trump. The sudden upsurge in enthusiastic support for the 2024 Democratic presidential campaign must be sustained, not undermined. That’s why it’s so important that the ticket not include Josh Shapiro. He is – as The New Republic put it in a late July article – “The One Vice Presidential Pick Who Could Ruin Democratic Unity.”
At this crucial moment, ruining Democratic unity would be a catastrophic gift to Donald Trump. And no issue is more divisive within the Democratic Party than the U.S.-enabled Israeli war that has killed tens of thousands of innocent civilians in Gaza.
Across the country, news that Gov. Shapiro is under serious consideration for the VP slot has set off alarm bells among young people, racial justice organizers, Arab Americans, Muslims and others whose votes and campaign activism were crucial to defeating Trump four years ago. The background information below explains why Shapiro’s record would make him a serious liability as the vice-presidential candidate.
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